Loading, please wait...
LOT 2236
Very Large Medieval Lead Heraldic Seal Matrix
CIRCA 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (146 grams, 53 mm).
Heater-shaped with central heraldic shield showing two chevronels and a fess between, border with legend '+PARROR[..]RT[..]SITORIS', supplied with an impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015.
Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
Arms with this general scheme (fess between chevronels) occur in several families including Trevanion, Seward, Seneschall, Hill, Lisle, Lyde, Davent, Grandin, Trewrek, Hopham, Walpole, Austen and several others, some with additional charges and/or variations of colour.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 2236
Very Large Medieval Lead Heraldic Seal Matrix
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
-
Medieval Bronze Corpus Christi Crucifix
Swabia, 12th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Modelled in the half-round and hollow to the reverse, with extended arms and elongated hands, crowned head tilted and lentoid eyes downcast in solemn expression, long hanks of hair falling on his shoulders; wearing a knee-length pleated garment, secured to the waist with a thick cord; chevron rib detailing; pierced hands and block beneath feet. 150 grams, 14.1 cm
From the collection of Prof. Dr Rudolf Schnellbach, the Director of the Baden State Museum. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13529-262856.
In accordance with the old tradition derived from Byzantium, Christ is depicted as alive, with nailed hands. It may have once been part of an altar decoration or, rather, placed above or in the chancel arch of a church. -
Medieval Knight's Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Crowned W
Circa 13th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Quatrefoil pendant with a crowned stylised 'W'; broken attachment loop to the top. 8.15 grams, 35 mm
Ex retired East Anglian school teacher, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, UK, 1960s-1980s. -
Medieval Iron Knife with Saints Engraved on the Bronze Pommel
Circa 15th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Narrow single-edged blade with curved back and integral bolster; flared scale-tang hilt with integral finial and hatched detailing to upper and lower faces; finial with facing nimbate figure on a hatched field to both faces. 18.57 grams, 16.4 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
